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A request for prayers & a stamp giveaway

Hello Friends, I hope you had a nice and relaxing weekend. We actually had some sunshine which is so refreshing and a good way to start out the week. I hope your week is off to a good start 🙂

I am waiting for the new Penny Black flowers and thought it would be fun to see which ones are your favorite. I would love to know then, I can feature your favorites when it’s my turn to create cards for the Penny Black Blog.

I will choose a random winner to receive this “Star-Inspired” stamp when you “vote” on your favorite flower.

These are the flowers below I would love for you to vote on. I would love to hear your TOP TWO favorites. If you can tell me in the comment section on my blog that would be awesome! Thank you for taking the time to do this if you have time 🙂

THESE ARE THE new eight EXQUISITE FLOWERS & it’s so hard for me to choose. Your votes will help me decide which ones to feature.

This card below is one that I made for the catalog here and you will find a new video that I just saw was posted by Elizabeth!! Her videos are always have such great ideas and tips.

To color all of this particular flower I used Tombow watercolor markers. I think you will find this stamp easy to color and or paper piece. I cut some extra petals for leaves and embossed the background with the same flower. Pour some Glossy Accents in the middle to give it that extra little something.

A friend of mine is asking if you will say a prayer for her 3 year old son who was just diagnosed with leukemia. I am sure you can imagine how tragic this news is to hear from your pediatrician. Latrice is collecting cards to try and bring a little comfort to the family. You can read more about it & get the details here. I am always amazing at the card making community and what big hearts you all have.

I’ll leave you with another flower. The bottom layer is embossed on vellum. Let me know if you have any questions. I am grateful for you visiting my blog. If you would like to see a flower I created with the clear set called “To You” click here. Thanks again 🙂 Hugs, Kathy

I’d decided that the first two purchases from these are to be the clear Set “To You” & the very one you’ve used “Star-Inpsired”. I can see your dilemma in choosing from these – such a wide variety of applications/techniques possible. Both the examples you’ve shown are outstanding & I love the way you’ve added petals for leaves in the first & that layer of vellum in the second. Praying.Paula (PEP)

I love the laces edges one – Hugs and prayers for your friends little guy – there is a great site called Card Cupids Cuties … their mission is to provide encouragement and joy by sending Card Cuddle Care Packages to children who are facing difficult challenges – you can also let them know of a child in need of smiles and hugs –

Wow – what a stunning set of flowers Kathy and your cards showcase the Star inspired one. My favourites are Words like Flowers and Sparkle. Hard to chose as they are are so wonderful. Saying some prayers for the little one and his family.

When you color a flower it always seems to just glow! They are both so beautiful, Kathy! My favorite would have to be “Sparkle.” I’m imagining you doing amazing things with that one. Second pick would be the clear set. I’ve made a card for Latrice to give to her friend and will keep her son in my prayers.

Of course your card is gorgeous and the flower is amazing! 🙂 My favorites of the flower stamps are Flower Amongst Flowers, Lace Edged, Rosa and Butterfly Suite! If you use any of those, I would LOVE to see what beauties you create! And my thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the sick little one – there’s always hope and I am praying for positive things to happen!

The little guy is in my prayers. I hope everything will be fine with him!Your card is awesome. I love it. And those stamps are all SO beautiful! It’s hard to choose just 2, but I think I like Butterfly suite and Words like flowers the most. I can’t wait to see what you make with them!

WOW! girl you amaze me with your gorgeous talent..Love your card…as for picking the flower stamps..quite hard, but my fav 2 would be, Sparkle and Butterfly Suite..but I am sure that you will ROCK any of these stunning flower stamps. I will be sending Latrice cards as well, such a good cause, hugs!

Such amazing creations…love all your colouring in and different techniques with the flowers. I think my favourites are butterfly suite and sparkle. They are all lovely though. Thoughts are definitely with the 3yo and his family.

Prayers – you got it I will keep your friends son in my thoughts and prayers.

Which two stamps I like the best, hmm that is much more difficult, they are all so great. I will have to choose Star inspired and Penny Black’s To You set as my first two choices. But Words like flowers and butterfly suite are also great

Your card and flower using the star inspired stamp are gorgeous! I love using the open flowers to make a vellum flower out of them too. For my votes, I would select the clear set To You which will give many different varieties for cards/projects. I am always looking for ways to be thrifty and make the most out of my stamps. My second choice would be ‘Butterfly Suite”. This stamp is absolutely gorgeous to me and I can imagine it colored softly with prisma colored pencils or copics. It could make a card for anything from Mothers Day to a get well or sympathy card, Even a Miss you card for a dear friend. So versatile I think!

I also want to thank you for sharing the information regarding your friend and their child who is ill. I will be making some cards, not only for the child, but his sister and the parents to try to help brighten their day. I will also be keeping them in my prayers.

I love your last star flower example, it is really pretty. I love the beads and the depth you created with the different colors, blue and purple.

My favorites would probably be Rosa and Butterfly Suite. You seem to have a knack for picking stamps that are versatile and I don’t know that these are but I figure if anyone is up for that challenge than it is you. It was a hard choice, I would never pick the star flower but when I see what you have done with it, then I understand more about why it would be a good choice…if that makes sense…

Wishing you and your friend and her family well. Thank you for sharing!

Without a doubt, my favourites are Sparkle and PBCS To You because the big petal flowers are just easy to colour and Big Flower is the most happening thing at the moment. Besides, these larger petal flowers are ideal for hand-made flowers using acrylic for scrapbook project.

These are all great stamps, but I like the Star Inspired and Sparkle and Clear Stamp Set the best. Sorry, I could not pick just two. Butterfly Suite if my favorite, but I like the versatility of the other three that I picked.

I would have to say the Words Like Flowers is my fav but they are all gorgeous! But in all honesty, that dims in comparison to your prayer request! I am so sorry for your friends son and am praying diligently for his healing and also for comfort and peace for his entire family! Hugs and prayers!Dana

Beautiful card!!! My favorites are the To You set and Rosa! But Butterfly Suite is a close 3rd! But all this is NOT as important as your prayer request! I feel so horrible for him and his family! 3 years old is far too young to deal with something so horrific!! I pray for peace and comfort for his family!! {{Hugs}}

My two favs are Flower Amongst Flowers and I adore the Penny Black clear stamps, I’m gonna have to add that to my personal collection. I’m not a big fan of the others, they have back grounds to them. I feel forced to use their back ground stamp instead of using one of my own which limits my creativity, but thats just me.

My first choice is easy; I love the Star-Inspired Flower. It’s the second choice between Sparkle and Flower Amongst Flowers that’s much harder, but I think I favor Sparkle just because I’m on a big flower kick right now.

I’ll definitely say a prayer for the little boy and his family. What a frightening diagnosis.

Your flower cards are just stunning!Here are my two choices: Sparkle and Butterfly Suite…love them all …lolI’m so sorry to hear about your friends son…this is just so sad. I will be praying for him and their family. Again I’m so sorry.hugs,jenjennsycards.blogspot.com

Kathy you rock all the pb flower stamps in my opinion. My favorites are the star inspired and flower amongst flower. sorry to hear about your friend’s son, such devestating news for all the family. I will certainly add him and his family to my prayers

These are WONDERFUL cards you have made Kathy.I especially like the embossed velum it looks very effective behind the coloured petals.It is hard just to choose two favourites but I think I would use “Star-Inspired” and “Flower amongst Flowers” the most if I had them.Thank you for the chance to win.Smiles:)

Oh,your cards and treatments are fantastic. I love the vellum addition and I especially love the coloring on your first card. A prayer for your friend, Latrice and her son.My 2 favorites are: Flower Amongst Flowers and Words like Flowers.

I can see why you’re having a hard time deciding – they’re ALL so beautiful! My two faves are “Penny Black Clear Stamps TO YOU” and “Butterfly Suite”. Your coloring skills would make them look alive. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂

Your friend’s son will be on my prayer list! And I love your card!It’s hard to choose from these stamps but I will choose Butterfly Suite and Flower Amongst Flowers…and will sign off before I change my mind. Thanks for a chance to win!

My vote is for Lace-Edged and Flower Amongst Flowers. Though, seriously, they are all so lovely and yummy – I understand your dilemma!!

Definitely praying for your friend and her wee little fella. Praying they are able to get the best medical & oncological team to look after them through this difficult time and believing for a miracle too. I can’t imagine how they are feeling at the moment!!

I would like you to use Penny Black Clear Stamps TO YOU as there are many designs you can feature other than just an image from wood block stamp. The second stamp I would vote is star-inspired but since you done a number of projects on it, I suggest not to use that even I like this stamp very much! Go for flower amongst flower instead. Thanks for the chance of winning!

My favorite is the Star Inspired and the Butterfly Suite, because I love music. I really appreciate your cards, and will definitely pray… I know childhood cancer is so hard, and I don’t want anyone to have to go through that too.

Love your card today Kathy – that Star-inspired stamp is going right on my “need this” list!But I also like the look of the clear ‘To You’ set – looks like they’d be really useful to have in the arsenal. Some versatile ideas there!My thoughts are with your friend and her son. News like this is always difficult to hear but I hope she and the whole family can take strength. The childhood leukemia recovery rates are so much higher than they have ever been – I can say that as I know a good bit about it. My dearest friend had childhood leukemia and spent many years living in hospital as a girl. But she made a full recovery and is happy and healthy, now in her 30s, and she and her husband even had a beautiful little boy earlier this year.Thinking of your friend and her precious one, hoping they will come through it all safely and stronger together, hugs, Ruth S

Your flowers are so beautiful- almost luminous – the two stamps I like best are “sparkle” and “butterfly suite”- I think I would get the most use out of these two but the rest are just as gorgeous. My prayers and thoughts are with your friend and their son – it just doesn’t seem fair when this happens to someone especially someone so young.

Now that I’ve seen how you coloured the flower “star-inspired” it will go to my favourite list and the second one would be flower amongst flowers. Love all your design especially when it comes to copics coloring – they are just amazing! Thanks Kathy for sharing with us!

Your flowers are stunning! My favorite of the flowers is Butterfly Suite. They are all so beautiful it was hard to pick. But it has so much going for it. Hydrangea, butterflies and music. It’s so versatile. Thanks for sharing everything with us.